Reply #32: You need to get rid of the old leadership of your state party [View All]

[OzarkDem]

You have my sympathy for the situation you're in, but it sounds like you need a grassroots movement to throw out the old leadership and put in new ones that follow the rules and represent all the Dems in your state. Many were controlled by union or other political leaders who gave money to and played both sides of the aisle. It was a mess in Ohio, the GOP had more control over our state party than we did.

Before Dean and the 50 state strategy, a lot of Dem state party organizations were filled with leadership that had "atrophied" or had sold out to members of the state GOP for "protection". They were invisible to grassroots Dems and they preferred it that way. The 50 state strategy opened up the state party organizations and the cockroaches scurried for cover. It takes a lot of work and organization to take back party leadership, but its worth the effort. The trick is in figuring out who you can trust.